As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 211 Division and infighting
In winter, all the exotic flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden withered, and only the plum blossoms in the Plum Garden bloomed proudly in the cold wind.

Emperor Xuanwu and the Crown Prince had a rare free time today. The father and son took a leisurely stroll here, walking through the cold wind and red plum blossoms, to enjoy the beautiful winter scenery.

"That kid has been on the road a lot lately."

Emperor Xuanwu smiled lightly and said, "You look a bit like you did when you were young."

"Yun Qi has indeed changed a lot this time when he came back from the Western Region." The prince lowered his eyes: "It seems that he is more skillful and well-organized than his son back then."

"His recklessness is nothing compared to yours."

The prince has always been steady and would never do the outrageous things that Yun Qi has done in recent years.

The prince smiled: "Young people are inevitably more angry and impulsive... In fact, this is also due to my son's poor teaching. His mother died young, and I have been busy with government affairs and neglected to discipline him."

"Although the Crown Princess is gentle and skillful, she is not his biological mother, and she cannot be of much help in teaching him."

"Yes." Emperor Xuanwu nodded, "That's true. Fortunately, he has changed his mind now, otherwise he would really piss us two old men to death."

"Yes."

The father and son chatted about some Tian family affairs.

Emperor Xuanwu coughed twice, and the prince was a little worried, so he helped him and urged him to go to the Nuang Pavilion next to the plum garden to rest for a while.

The prince advised Emperor Xuanwu to take care of his dragon body, and Emperor Xuanwu smiled and said he was getting old.

After Emperor Xuanwu took a sip of tea, he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, last time you said that Xie Wei should be stationed in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, I thought about it and felt that he is indeed the most suitable candidate."

"It was only a few months ago that he was demoted to Pennsylvania. If he was promoted again so soon, I'm afraid some courtiers would be dissatisfied."

"Let's wait until after the New Year and the weather is warmer before issuing an order."

"Father is wise." The prince praised, and then said: "It seems that Zhang Hou's place is not very peaceful at the end."

When Emperor Xuanwu heard this, he smiled faintly and said, "Now that King Zhongshan is old and the heir apparent is undecided, the two sons will naturally compete with each other. Chen Zhiyuan has a very slim chance of winning, so he puts his hope in his daughter Chen Shulan."

"It just so happens that Chen Shulan is now at a disadvantage to Xie Zhaozhao when it comes to Yun Qi's matter. Naturally, he can't rest in peace."

At this time, the eunuch brought hot tea.

The prince took it with his own hands and forwarded it to Emperor Xuanwu.

It is impossible for a Chen family, a king and a marquis to live in peace.

The prince sighed secretly. He could only blame Chen Zhiyuan himself. When he was apportioning the meritorious officials, he made a lot of nonsense, saying that the Chen family had the greatest merit.

He also said that without the help of the Chen family, Emperor Xuanwu would still be a mud-legged man in the ravine.

It would not be an exaggeration for the Chen family to tear apart the earth and seal the king.

The moment such disrespectful words came out, Chen Zhiyuan was no longer worthy of the throne.

And between the lines, does this also imply that the Chen family has a disobedient heart?

The prince has been learning the ways of being a king and the art of an emperor since he was a child. He clearly understands that Chen Zhiyuan's identity as Ping Zhanghou was originally intended by Emperor Xuanwu to break up the internal fighting in the Zhongshan Palace.

Of course, if the Chen family were smart and as well-controlled as Xie Wei, they would naturally be more favored by the emperor.

But the Chen family doesn’t seem very smart.

At least Chen Zhiyuan, the Marquis of Pingzhang, was not a smart man and wanted to play both sides between Yun Qi and King Liang.

"Chen Shulan is pretty good." Emperor Xuanwu took a sip of tea and said in a somewhat regretful tone, "It's a pity that the boy doesn't like her, and the Chen family doesn't live up to expectations... Speaking of which, the Xie family is more suitable."

"Father is going to grant marriage to Yun Qi and the Xie family?" The prince said unexpectedly: "Then Yun Qi may be happy when he finds out."

"Don't tell him." Emperor Xuanwu glanced at the prince, "Lest he get carried away with joy."

"Yes." The prince smiled and said, "This son understands."

Emperor Xuanwu took another sip of tea and said calmly: "But King Zhongshan has worked hard and made great achievements. After the matter between Yunqi and the Xie family is settled, he must give some comfort to the Chen family."

"I remember that your fourteenth brother is twenty-five this year, right? He has been studying abroad and has not thought about getting married. When the time comes, he will marry Chen Shulan to Prince Ping."

……

The matter of Xie Jiajia's reconciliation was settled on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month after Xie Changyuan went to clear things up.

In the early years of the Xie family, all members of the clan died, and Su Xiangyang was an orphan. There was no need to go through the process of leaving the ancestral hall to ask for the clan elder. The Household Affairs Secretary stamped the seal, and the original marriage was considered annulled.

During this period, Su Xiangyang came to the Duke of Liang's Mansion several times, wanting to see Xie Jiajia again.

They were all declined.

"It was a mistake from the beginning, and now there is no need to see each other again." Xie Jiajia hugged Little Yueya and sighed, "Now we are separated, let us all be well in the future."

"You go and tell him."

Xie Changyuan's original words were conveyed to Su Xiangyang.

Su Xiangyang stood in the main hall of Duke Liang's Mansion, his eyes staring blankly somewhere in the void, as if he had lost his soul, and said, "Break one by one, stay safe..."

"The third sister said so."

Xie Changyuan sighed: "Mr. Su, we are a husband and wife. Now we can get together and part ways easily, which means our fate as husband and wife has been fulfilled."

Su Xiangyang's shoulders slumped, and his eyes slowly fell to the floor of the main hall of Duke Liang's mansion.

Marriage fate?

This fate was stolen by him when he took the opportunity. It was just sand that he couldn't hold. Now, if he steps wrongly, every step of the way, the sand will be completely drained from his palm.

He cannot forget his mentor's kindness in raising him and ignore Chen Yu's death.

But he couldn't kill Xie Jiajia's family.

From then on, I was filled with guilt and regret, and it was difficult to escape.

……

On New Year's Eve, although there were only three brothers and sisters, Xie Zhaozhao, Xie Jiajia and Xie Changyuan in the entire Liangguo Palace, the festive atmosphere was very strong.

There is a banquet in the palace in the evening.

Now that Xie Zhaozhao has a different status, he must go to the palace to attend such night banquets, so he had a reunion dinner with Xie Zhaozhao and Xie Jiajia at noon.

After that, Xie Jiajia asked Xie Zhaozhao to help dress up, "Now that you have been granted the title of county lord, you still have a salary. I look at the direction of the trend. Things between you and His Highness King Dingxi are settled."

"You have to dress up well tonight. Not only do you want to be gorgeous, but you also have to be fresh and refined, so that people can't take their eyes away after just one glance."

Xie Changyuan sat outside and fanned lazily: "Why is she so beautiful? Isn't my little sister just a competitor? I see that she is also lifeless and doesn't want to compete with her at all."

Xie Zhaozhao said: "Are you talking about Miss Chen? Have you seen her recently?"

"See you there." Xie Changyuan told what happened on the street that day, "She has lost every energy in her body. Maybe she won't even attend the New Year's Eve banquet this time."

Xie Zhaozhao lowered his eyes and sighed softly.

Xie Jiajia helped Xie Zhaozhao do her hair, her fingers twirling non-stop: "No matter what, there is nothing wrong with dressing up beautifully. You are not doing it to please others, but you are also happy to look at it."

(End of this chapter)